Tag



F. J. KERNAN April 6, 1937.

TAG

Filed July 10, 195e IVE ATTOR N EY Patented Apr. 6, 1937 UNTED STATESMMM PATENT? cerise 6 Claims.

This invention relates to tags and more particularly to tags of the typepopularly attached to articles, such for instance as jewelry for thepurpose of marking prices, styles, etc.

An object of my invention is to provide a tag of the character describedwhich is provided with integral means for positively and removablysecuring the tag to the article without in any way injuring the articleto which the tag is attached.

A further object of my invention is to provide a tag of the characterdescribed adapted for use with equal ecacy for articles of varioussizes.

A further object of my invention is to provide a tag comprising a pairof connected panels, one

" of the panels having a pair of short tabs and an elongated lingerintermediate the tabs, whereby, when the nger is looped over an articleand is inserted between the folded panels, the short tabs may beclinched over the panel to close the tag.

These and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, areaccomplished by the simple and practical construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawing,forming part hereof, in which all of the views are on an enlarged scale,and wherein:

Fig. l is a top plan view of the blank of my improved tag,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my tag showing the manner in which it issecured to an article,

Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the tag closed,

Fig. 4 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken on lines 4 5 of Fig.3, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawing, my improved tag 5 is preferably made from ablank of suitable material, such as thin pliable metal or the like, andcomprises essentially a body notched intermediate its length in its sideedges and adapted to be folded transversely across from one notch to theother, upon itself to provide the panels 6, 6 which are preferably ofsimilar configuration and have a connecting portion l. The panel 6 isprovided, at its outer extremity, with a pair of short, preferablyintegral tabs 8 and 9, and with an elongated finger i!) therebetween,the finger l0 terminating in an enlarged head Il.

In applying my device to an article of jewelry such as the ring i 2, thenger I0 of panel 6 is looped over the article and then downwardlyagainst the panel 6; the panel 6 is bent upwardly over the enlarged headIl of finger l0, parallel to the panel 6. The short tabs 8 and 9 ofpanel 6 are clinched over panel E', thus effectively closing the tag(see Fig. 3).

'I'he short tabs 8 and 9 are preferably, as shown in Fig. l, extendingdivergently so that when the tabs are clinched over the panel 6', thetabs will overlie the panel just beyond the lines of the enlarged headil of the finger l0 which is held between the panels, thus effectivelyclosing the tag.

The tag may be made in a standard size for use with equal eilicacy inconnection with articles of various cross sections, due to thearrangement described, that is, looping the finger l0 over the articleand then clinching the enlarged head I l of the finger Iii between thepanels 6 and 6 by means of the tabs 8 and 9.

My improved tag is secured to the article without the use of anyadhesive material and without in any way marring or damaging thearticle. In order to remove the tag from the article it is merelynecessary to raise the tabs 8 and 9 and then the finger l0 may bewithdrawn from the panels 6 6.

The panels 6, 6 may be embossed or provided with scribable surfaces ofany desired form, and may be made not only in the configuration shown inthe drawing but of any other desired or convenient prole. The panels mayalso be provided with any desired insignia or markings'.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of theinvention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed includingmany modications without departing from the general scope herein notedin the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A tag comprising a pair of panels, one of said panels provided withan elongated finger extending from the edge opposite the other panel,and a tab spaced adjacent each side of said nger, said tabs adapted tobind the other panel when said nger is folded upon itself to extendbetween the panels when the tag is closely folded.

2. A tag comprising a pair of integrally united panels, one of saidpanels provided on its edge opposed to the other panel with a fingerhaving an enlarged head, and a pair of tabs extending in spaced relationto said linger adapted to bind the panels when folded and clinch saidhead when folded intermediate the panels.

3. A tag comprising a pair of connected panels notched at their line ofdemarcation, an elonindicated and de- U gated finger extending from thefree edge of one of said panels opposed to the other panel, an enlargedhead on said finger, a tab spaced adjacent each side of said finger,said tabs adapted to bind the panels when the tag is folded in the planeof its edge notches and clinch the finger head between said panels whenfolded therebetween.

4. A tag comprising a pair of integrally conneoted panels, a lingerextending from the edge of one of said panels opposite the other panel,said nger having an enlarged head, a tab at each side of said finger inposition to abut the head when positioned between the panels, said tabsbeing divergently inclined and adapted to retain said panels injuxtaposition when folded thereover.

5. A tag comprising a body adapted to be folded upon itself to provide apair of substantially equal panels, said body provided at one end edgewith a finger having an enlarged terminal and a. pair of tabs one ateach side of the finger, said tabs adapted to clamp the nger terminalintermediate the panels when the body is folded along its median lineand the finger folded therebetween.

6. A tag comprising a body notched intermediate its length in itsopposite side edges and adapted to be folded upon itself to provide apair of panels, one end of said panels being provided with a pair ofdivergently inclined spaced tabs and an elongated finger therebetween,said tabs adapted to clinch the nger between the panels when the tag isfolded transversely from notch to notch and the finger folded to enterbetween the panels.

FRANK J. KERNAN.

